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he is seeking their approval for his appoint to obama's second term cabinet. he said he's resolved to reduce the nation's huge budget deficit. he asked republicans and democrats to work together. >> we must put our nation back on a path of fiscal sustainability. we cannot allow t harmful cuts known as the sequester to go into effect. these cuts would impose inflected wounds to the recov y recovery. the strong dollar is in the best interest of proting u.s. owth. if confirmed i wldothang ta policy. >> officials in the u.s. will start talk to form a transatlantic free trade agreement. it would create a huge trade block and account for nearly all of global production. the plan was announced in a joint statement on wednesday. they have agreed to launch negotiations for a comprehensive plan. the united states will seem approval from congress while the eu council takes the next steps in its process. both sides aim to launch official negotiations this summer. the biggest obstacle is deferring regulations on beef. the eu has stricter safe rules than the u.s. he's headi
he is seeking their approval for his appoint to obama's second term cabinet. he said he's resolved to reduce the nation's huge budget deficit. he asked republicans and democrats to work together. >> we must put our nation back on a path of fiscal sustainability. we cannot allow t harmful cuts known as the sequester to go into effect. these cuts would impose inflected wounds to the recov y recovery. the strong dollar is in the best interest of proting u.s. owth. if confirmed i wldothang ta...
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prime minister abe will ask president obama to permit shell gas exports to japan. the two leaders will meet on friday at a summit in washington. japan faces a rising energy shortage. most plants are halted and utilits ar depending on thermal power. abe is eager to import shell gas as a new cheaper resource. the u.s. is limiting gas exports to its free trade partners only. that's to avoid pressure on domestic fuel prices. japan must go through a government screening on a case by case basis. the prime minister is busy at home too. he's brainstorming to make japanese industry more competitive. he asked for ideas from panel of business people, academic leaders and cabinet ministers. he want to promote clean energy. the panel gathered on monday night to discuss economic growth in three fields, agriculture, energy and science and technology. >> translator: we see agriculture as a growth sector and will promote it as an energy. >> some members said japan should make it a target to become the world's number three in agriculture production and exports in ten years. the prim
prime minister abe will ask president obama to permit shell gas exports to japan. the two leaders will meet on friday at a summit in washington. japan faces a rising energy shortage. most plants are halted and utilits ar depending on thermal power. abe is eager to import shell gas as a new cheaper resource. the u.s. is limiting gas exports to its free trade partners only. that's to avoid pressure on domestic fuel prices. japan must go through a government screening on a case by case basis. the...
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obama signed a new executive order to strengthen cyber defenses. officials said last year that the number of cyber attacks targeting critical infrastructure has ren draticl dramatically. they reported 198 cases in 2011. only nine two years earlier. >>> japanese and chinese officials have not seen eye to eye over the past few months but two diplomats have found some common ground. they agreed to cooperate on the nuclear program in north korea. shinsuke met in beijing with a special envoy for korean peninsula wu dawei. north korean scientists conducted a nuclear test last week. he said the test and rocket launch in december cannot be condoned. he asked chinese officials in pyongyang to exercise greater restraint. >> japan has high expectations for china's role because of its close political and economic ties with the north. >> he said that they agreed to improved communication and cooperation. he said the chinese is taking a stern view of north korea's nuclear program. authorities have given a heroes welcome to people that carried out the test.invine
obama signed a new executive order to strengthen cyber defenses. officials said last year that the number of cyber attacks targeting critical infrastructure has ren draticl dramatically. they reported 198 cases in 2011. only nine two years earlier. >>> japanese and chinese officials have not seen eye to eye over the past few months but two diplomats have found some common ground. they agreed to cooperate on the nuclear program in north korea. shinsuke met in beijing with a special...
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he said obama is eager to hear about a dispute with china. abe is meeting obama for the first time since he moved back into the prime minister's office two months ago. they are expected to discuss a free trade deal, the alliance between their countries and the push for united nations sanctions on north korea. obama wants to hear abe's take on the dispute over the senkaku islands. japan nationalized the islands in december. china and taiwan claim them. it's in the interest of the obama administration to have the dispute solved in a peaceful manner. prime nister abe i planning visitussia borehe end of the year to meet with the president. when he does another dispute, another issue will be on the agenda. russia control tgs islands and japan claims them. >> translator: this is an important year to build a new relationship. i hope it paves the way for abe's visit. >> mori delivered a letter from abe. putin said he, too, hoped for better things ahead. >> translator: i'm looking forward to meeting with prime minister abe. i hope it will lead to impr
he said obama is eager to hear about a dispute with china. abe is meeting obama for the first time since he moved back into the prime minister's office two months ago. they are expected to discuss a free trade deal, the alliance between their countries and the push for united nations sanctions on north korea. obama wants to hear abe's take on the dispute over the senkaku islands. japan nationalized the islands in december. china and taiwan claim them. it's in the interest of the obama...
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abe and obama will meet on friday at the white house. japanese government officials say the leaders will discuss the deployment of a second x band radar. u.s. army personnel already operate those systems at an air self-defense force base in northern japan. one government official says the additional system will make it possible to track missiles aimed at japan or the u.s. another kind of threat at the de united nations conference on disarmament. he said what he called south korea's erratic behavior would only herald its final destruction. he made the remark in a meeting in geneva. delegates from south korea and the netherlands had criticized the latest nuclear test. the representative from seoul urged the north koreans to halt their nuclear program, saying it's damaging stability on the korean peninsula. the north korean diplomat said authorities there want to bolster their defenses against a possible invasion. his remarks dre immediate criticism. a british delegate said the comments were inappropriate for a conference on disarmament. >>
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interventions in the future i would doubt it i would doubt it that and i if i understand what president obama. is the tempting to do. to. scale back u.s. involvement scale back the assumption that the u.s. is you know nine one one if you've got any problem. in the world. that we'll be less assertive in doing it. other developed countries. we. don't have the military capacity and it's a very much harder calculation in a totally interconnected world transparent world communications that changes are going to come they're going to come internally and most of it to six i think the prevailing mood is if you try to help insiders. conduct a revolution against a knock yourself or a terry and incompetent regime you take them. you taint them and you taint yourself . so you. hope for the best sometimes you provide to miss just inch you come in the after they've got. some motive come of success so that's my sense of the way the wind is blowing your trajectory of the world so i was thinking thank you very much fewer folks in your time thank you for the questions and the time. played. clue. choose your lang
interventions in the future i would doubt it i would doubt it that and i if i understand what president obama. is the tempting to do. to. scale back u.s. involvement scale back the assumption that the u.s. is you know nine one one if you've got any problem. in the world. that we'll be less assertive in doing it. other developed countries. we. don't have the military capacity and it's a very much harder calculation in a totally interconnected world transparent world communications that changes...
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president barack obama has to say in his state of the union address. analysts from an international monitoring agency were ready. officials with the comprehensive nuclear test ban treaty organization say this test was bigger than the one they tracked four years ago. >> the magnitude of the event, because of the logarithmic scale of increase, is twice as big as it was in 2009. >> the analysts said they measured a seiic event with a magnitude of 4.9 in northeastern north korea. monitors at 23 sites around the world, including australia and antarctica picked up the tremor. the analysts said the event showed what they called clear explosion-like characteristics. they said they're checking to see whether any radioactive substances were released. >>> opposition forces in syria are claiming another victory. they say they've seized a military air base and its arsenal. rebels say they've taken control of the al jarrah air base near the northern city of aleppo. they say they've captured fighter jets and a large number of weapons. they say some of the planes appe
president barack obama has to say in his state of the union address. analysts from an international monitoring agency were ready. officials with the comprehensive nuclear test ban treaty organization say this test was bigger than the one they tracked four years ago. >> the magnitude of the event, because of the logarithmic scale of increase, is twice as big as it was in 2009. >> the analysts said they measured a seiic event with a magnitude of 4.9 in northeastern north korea....
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worried, particularly with the new secretary of state, and possibly a new secretary of defense, the obama administration wants a diplomatic success, quote/unquote, which you can achieve by giving into your adversary's position. >> they say the democratic mat tick could be a success. you mentioned john kerry embarking on this trip. what do you think he'll propose on the trip in dealing with the nuclear issue? >> i'm worried what will happen is by legit myselfing the iranian program you increase the risk iran will get to nuclear weapons very quickly. the example of north korea, we've seen their third nuclear test within the past days. that once you get to a certain point, people begin to accept that you are a nuclear power. that's what the north north kors have counted on in the face of stiffer sanctions imposed. the lesson for iran is keep plugging ahead and they'll overcome the west's opposition. once that happens, everything in the middle east changes. >> you've raise add great point, the sanctions against north korea have been much stronger than tehran. they've had three tests already.
worried, particularly with the new secretary of state, and possibly a new secretary of defense, the obama administration wants a diplomatic success, quote/unquote, which you can achieve by giving into your adversary's position. >> they say the democratic mat tick could be a success. you mentioned john kerry embarking on this trip. what do you think he'll propose on the trip in dealing with the nuclear issue? >> i'm worried what will happen is by legit myselfing the iranian program...
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president obama will be visiting israel very soon. we talk about the 20% in richmond deal. the conversation hinges on the other side of that, the credibility of the united states if a deal does not go along the lines of using military force. the big deal is to do with the trigger. what would trigger that? i'd like to hear your opinions on the visit and what you think of that debate. >> thank you very much. >> recent graduate of johns hopkins. thank you for being here. i have 1 million questions but i will stick to one and it has to do with power players. the current government is very right wing. every government has talks. of these factions and other factions engaged in nuclear energy or isolated with nuclear weapons? what does the next possible generation of power players feel about this if we assume that a regime change does not happen? and that assumes, if we get one, in new ayatollah. >> even more brutal hypocrisies have domestic politics. >> why don't they start? i will take those in reverse order. these are huge, multiple questions and i wish we had more time to real
president obama will be visiting israel very soon. we talk about the 20% in richmond deal. the conversation hinges on the other side of that, the credibility of the united states if a deal does not go along the lines of using military force. the big deal is to do with the trigger. what would trigger that? i'd like to hear your opinions on the visit and what you think of that debate. >> thank you very much. >> recent graduate of johns hopkins. thank you for being here. i have 1...
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the concern president obama had lying weapons would in effect be involved in a proxy war supported by iran and russia. the other side of the debate is nothing else is working and we need to create pressure on assad and build relationship with people inside syria who might take over one day. another factor is there are rebels, al-qaeda affiliated rebels the united states and the west doesn't support. and i don't think it's in the west's interest to see them end up at the top of the heap. >> rose: and then we turn to the story of the chinese army spying on the american government and american companies with david sanger of the "new york times," dune lawrence and michael riley of bloomberg businessweek. >> the cyber has been off to the side as something of an annoyance. i'm hearing this has gotten so big it's moving to the center of the relationship and it risks the rest of the relationship. i think the next thing you're going to see the president sending some kind of envoy to beijing to make that point. >> rose: the conflict in syria and spying on the united states by the chinese army w
the concern president obama had lying weapons would in effect be involved in a proxy war supported by iran and russia. the other side of the debate is nothing else is working and we need to create pressure on assad and build relationship with people inside syria who might take over one day. another factor is there are rebels, al-qaeda affiliated rebels the united states and the west doesn't support. and i don't think it's in the west's interest to see them end up at the top of the heap....
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abe and obama agreed to cooperate on another source of concern. they said they'll work through the u.n. secretary council on tougher sanctions in north korea. they have urged leaders in pyongyang to stop the provocation, however, those leaders have already signalled their intentions to defy those warnings. president obama indulged the japan-u.s. alliance the central foundation for allegiance security. abe agreed it worked to their mutual benefit. >>> china's leaders were paying close attention to abe's visit, and they didn't like what they heard. a government spokesperson took issue with another statement on ownership of the senkaku islands. >> translator: no matter what excuses are made, japan can't change the fact that it illegally occupies chinese territory. >> they will urge china's leaders to address the issue correctly. she said they should be able to work to improve bilateral relations. they propose a transpacific free trade agreement. china is outside the negotiations. >> translator: we believe each state should consider the asia pacific r
abe and obama agreed to cooperate on another source of concern. they said they'll work through the u.n. secretary council on tougher sanctions in north korea. they have urged leaders in pyongyang to stop the provocation, however, those leaders have already signalled their intentions to defy those warnings. president obama indulged the japan-u.s. alliance the central foundation for allegiance security. abe agreed it worked to their mutual benefit. >>> china's leaders were paying close...
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new details emerging about the immigration bill being drafted by the obama administration. that legislation reportedly lays out a process for illegal immigrants to become legal residents but that proposal is not going over well with some republicans. good morning. welcome to america's news headquarters, i'm eric shawn. >> jamie: i'm jamie colby. great to have you here. president saying we only pass the boil to congress if lawmakers can't agree on legislation of their own. doug is joining us live from washington. >> reporter: white house says it's a backup plan but they have come up with their own reform bill. president's plan that was leaked to u.s.a. today would offer special virsas to illegal immigrants that would put them on a pathway to full permanent citizenship. they say the president's plan will come into play only if congress fails to act. >> all it says to me we are doing exactly what we said we would do, we will be prepared in the bipartisan talks which we are aggressively supporting, if those don't work out, we'll have an option that we will be supporting. >> rep
new details emerging about the immigration bill being drafted by the obama administration. that legislation reportedly lays out a process for illegal immigrants to become legal residents but that proposal is not going over well with some republicans. good morning. welcome to america's news headquarters, i'm eric shawn. >> jamie: i'm jamie colby. great to have you here. president saying we only pass the boil to congress if lawmakers can't agree on legislation of their own. doug is joining...
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66,000 troops there, and we have been working osely withhe russians on this since the outset of the obama administration. it has been very, very important. iran, the russians have worked with us very closely with respect to continuing and increasing the pressure on iran with respect to their nuclear program. >> rose: but are they still providing things for the iranians to build their nuclear, what they consider peaceful facilities? facilities devoted to peaceful production. >> the russians. >> of uranium. >> well, not production of-- you mean in terms of the production of nuclear reactors. >> yeah, they have contracts with iran with respect to that. with respe to e nuclear program that we are most concerned about, the russians have been a very close partner in terms of pressuring the iranians on the economic sanctions piece. now going forward which i think is where you wanted to get, with respect to president putin there was a lot of anti-american rhetoric during the course of the campaign. and there have been some actions taken by the russian government with which we disagreed. >> includ
66,000 troops there, and we have been working osely withhe russians on this since the outset of the obama administration. it has been very, very important. iran, the russians have worked with us very closely with respect to continuing and increasing the pressure on iran with respect to their nuclear program. >> rose: but are they still providing things for the iranians to build their nuclear, what they consider peaceful facilities? facilities devoted to peaceful production. >> the...
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the most important thing if he and president obama are a good team, that is what matters. i don't worry about the policy positions. one way or another. he's not going to be a policy maker. president's policy is going go. but the fact that they feel that they can be a good team, to me that's an important thing. unless the.nominates somebody who is just, in my mind, unqualified or something. i tend to think leader should get who they want. we'll hold them responsible for the outcome. >> thank you, general mcchrystal. we have to stop now. [applause] >> we'd like to hear from you. tweet us your feedback twitter.com/booktv. here's a list of the ten best selling non-fiction e-book and print tiemghts according to the "new york times." it reflects sales aves january 31st. she appeared on booktv to discuss her book. and you can watch her discussion online at book of it -- booktv.org. lawrence wright debuts on the list third with the look to the world of church of scientology in going clear. scientology in hollywood. no. 4 bill they recount the assassination of john f kennedy. it's
the most important thing if he and president obama are a good team, that is what matters. i don't worry about the policy positions. one way or another. he's not going to be a policy maker. president's policy is going go. but the fact that they feel that they can be a good team, to me that's an important thing. unless the.nominates somebody who is just, in my mind, unqualified or something. i tend to think leader should get who they want. we'll hold them responsible for the outcome. >>...
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but obama has publicly, at least, advanced a hawkish position. so she seems to be walking in tandem with him there. so you know it isn't really clear if she had been left to her own devices or if obama had played richard nixon and made her his ssinger, wheherhe wou have taken positions very different from his. as it is, because she was the implementer she tried to carve out some areas of her own, networking, public diplomacy, and working on women's issues. but even in those areas, including women's issues, i'm not sure how lasting the impact is going to be. for example, if we pull completely out of afghanistan all the games that women have made, maybe lost. >> susan glasser, quick final thoughts. >> well, i guess we're all going to be talking about hilry cnton for some time to come. we are have four years to wait and speculate to see whether she runs for president or not. >> suarez: susan glaser, trudy rubin, thank you both. >> woodruff: and to the analysis of shields and brooks-- syndicated columnist mark shields and "new york times" columnist d
but obama has publicly, at least, advanced a hawkish position. so she seems to be walking in tandem with him there. so you know it isn't really clear if she had been left to her own devices or if obama had played richard nixon and made her his ssinger, wheherhe wou have taken positions very different from his. as it is, because she was the implementer she tried to carve out some areas of her own, networking, public diplomacy, and working on women's issues. but even in those areas, including...
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it would a huge stimulus to our economy. >> shall i rain on obama's parade? >> how many people tuned in to watch obama's state of the union. 33.5 million. the least watched state of the union address since 2000. >> it is repetitive about boring. >> no. >> it is because television. >> hold it eleanor. >> the spectacle has lost a lot of the drama and dignity it used to have. he walks down that aisle and gets slaps and high fives. they should have had beyonce doing her number midway through it. >> every other president has walked down that aisle and i don't recall you complaining about it. >> it has lost dignity. >> ike and fdr didn't look like that. >> it is an american tradition and the fact the numbers were down is partly because people don't watch television like they used to. >> eleanor, how were obama's kneels son ratings -- neilsen ratings, the second lowest since they began taking measurement in 1993. the lowest since 2000 when bill you clinton's last drew an audience of 931.5 million. >> i think neilsen should start rating some of the social media sites
it would a huge stimulus to our economy. >> shall i rain on obama's parade? >> how many people tuned in to watch obama's state of the union. 33.5 million. the least watched state of the union address since 2000. >> it is repetitive about boring. >> no. >> it is because television. >> hold it eleanor. >> the spectacle has lost a lot of the drama and dignity it used to have. he walks down that aisle and gets slaps and high fives. they should have had...
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>> you know, the obama administration put an emphasis on alliances. and there's no question, she set out. she repaired the relationship with europeans. she brought abt closer relationships with southeast asian countries in an effort to pivot towards asia and sort of create a buffer against china. but if you look at how that translates into policy, i think there is a bigger problem. she was very good going out to a country, soothing ruffled feathers, for example, with officials in afghanistan and pakistan. and speaking out to the public. but what kind of a stin impact did it have. for example in pakistan where i was there when she deflected criticism, angry shouts from students and she had them eating out of her hands. but in pakistan the government is still providing shelter for the taliban. and there's still no real solid ra approachment between us and then. so it is very hard to see that her soothing, her repairing of applianc appliance-- alliances necessarily resulted concrte polic achievements. >> suarez: susan, wasn't it a pretty complicated mess
>> you know, the obama administration put an emphasis on alliances. and there's no question, she set out. she repaired the relationship with europeans. she brought abt closer relationships with southeast asian countries in an effort to pivot towards asia and sort of create a buffer against china. but if you look at how that translates into policy, i think there is a bigger problem. she was very good going out to a country, soothing ruffled feathers, for example, with officials in...
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a big announcement there by obama. a new trans-atlantic trade agreement. what will it mean for europe, do you think? >> as we heard in your report, it would probably be a significant boost to growth and jobs. people are saying up to 1.5 additional percentage points a year in a growth on both sides of the atlantic, so that this is significant boost. in fact, it would not cost anything except what it cost for all the negotiating teams to sit around the table. they might wind up doing that for quite some time. the fact is this issue has been discussed for some years now. this today was the highest level endorsement we have heard coming from president barack obama, but the fact is the devil is in the details. it has been discussed and often has got hung up on details like farm agreements, for example. the massive foreign lobbying on both sides of the atlantic would surely make things difficult. we know, for example, that the u.s. foreign lobby would like to sell its products in european markets with no limits whatsoever, which means genetically modified crops
a big announcement there by obama. a new trans-atlantic trade agreement. what will it mean for europe, do you think? >> as we heard in your report, it would probably be a significant boost to growth and jobs. people are saying up to 1.5 additional percentage points a year in a growth on both sides of the atlantic, so that this is significant boost. in fact, it would not cost anything except what it cost for all the negotiating teams to sit around the table. they might wind up doing that...
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airlines have to make mone >> brown: then, we turn to the troubled nomination of chuck hagel, president obama's choice to be secretary of defense, as republicans temporarily block a vote in the senate. >> woodruff: we talk to four new members of the house of representatives about the president's state of the union address, the stalemate in washington and more. >> brown: ray suarez gets an update on the south african olympic athlete known as blade runner charged today with murdering his girlfriend. >> woodruff: and we close on this valentine's day with love letters from president lyndon johnson to bride to be-- lady bird. >reading them tught, ese are beautiful, these are wonderful. that's exactly sort of thing that we all would like to receive. >> brown: that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. >> and with the
airlines have to make mone >> brown: then, we turn to the troubled nomination of chuck hagel, president obama's choice to be secretary of defense, as republicans temporarily block a vote in the senate. >> woodruff: we talk to four new members of the house of representatives about the president's state of the union address, the stalemate in washington and more. >> brown: ray suarez gets an update on the south african olympic athlete known as blade runner charged today with...
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recent interview i just did with chris hedges journalist author and main plaintiff in a lawsuit against obama and others are suing the administration over a section of the national defense authorization act that grants the military the right to indefinitely detain u.s. citizens without charge or trial this has been an issue i've covered a lot on the show since it first launched and this particular episode about the n.b.a. was an exposé on the dangers of this law and the importance of this case here's a clip from that interview. in the historical narrative of america in the short brief history of our nation lincoln f.d.r. you know when he authorized the brief internment of japanese people i mean all these things were very brief periods and they were reinstated it seems like to have the n.d.a. ten plus years after an event where there's really no threat i mean and now it's coupled with the surveillance state profiting off the erosion of our society i mean how are we in some way too far gone you're right you're talking about. periods of emergency in which. our basic civil liberties were taken f
recent interview i just did with chris hedges journalist author and main plaintiff in a lawsuit against obama and others are suing the administration over a section of the national defense authorization act that grants the military the right to indefinitely detain u.s. citizens without charge or trial this has been an issue i've covered a lot on the show since it first launched and this particular episode about the n.b.a. was an exposé on the dangers of this law and the importance of this case...
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and obama's create tyria to target assassinate u.s. citizens abroad it's a terrifying document that's all too reminiscent of the bush era torture memos so it was that surprising to find an op ed written by the torture architect himself john yoo on this very topic in the wall street journal use main problem with the kill list memo that obama is actually granting too much due process i kid you not he writes quote by including terrorists among those afforded constitutional protections the president's policy risk stretching those protections a mile wide and deep weakening them for all americans ok ok so john you actually believe that extending the rights of due process to human beings who are targeted for assassination abroad on mere suspicion somehow diminishes due process right here in america flip that logic on its head because the office it's actually true deny new process to anyone is a dangerous precedent which normalizes and conditions americans to accept the lack of due process as it relates to them you end the article by defending
and obama's create tyria to target assassinate u.s. citizens abroad it's a terrifying document that's all too reminiscent of the bush era torture memos so it was that surprising to find an op ed written by the torture architect himself john yoo on this very topic in the wall street journal use main problem with the kill list memo that obama is actually granting too much due process i kid you not he writes quote by including terrorists among those afforded constitutional protections the...
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the folks on abby martin so last week i talked about the newly leaked memo on obama's criteria to target assassinate u.s. citizens abroad it's a terrifying document that's all too reminiscent of the bush era torture memos so it was that surprising to find an op ed written by the torture architect himself john yoo on this very topic in the wall street journal use main problem with the kill list memo that obama is actually granting too much due process i kid you not he writes quote by including terrorists among those afforded constitutional protections the president's policy risk stretching those protections a mile wide and deep weakening them for all americans ok ok so john you actually believe that extending the rights of due process to human beings who are targeted for assassination abroad on mere suspicion somehow diminishes due process right here in america now a man flipped out logic on its head because the office it's actually true deny new process to anyone is a dangerous precedent which normalizes and conditions americans to accept the lack of due process as it relates to them you
the folks on abby martin so last week i talked about the newly leaked memo on obama's criteria to target assassinate u.s. citizens abroad it's a terrifying document that's all too reminiscent of the bush era torture memos so it was that surprising to find an op ed written by the torture architect himself john yoo on this very topic in the wall street journal use main problem with the kill list memo that obama is actually granting too much due process i kid you not he writes quote by including...
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>> well, this obama administration between president obama, joe biden, secretary of ste john kerry, potential secretary of defense chuck hagel i would argue, is the most pro iran engagement u. nationa security cabinet since the 1979 revolution. this is an administration which desperately does want to do a deal with iran to diffuse the nuclear issue and to gradually reduce our footprint in the middle east. they certainly don't want to the go to war. and i'm not sure if ayatollah khamenei understands this is going to be the best deal he's going to get from the united states. >> suarez:. >> brown: well, the demands for the u.s. and others seems fairly clear and the push for sanctions go on. the iranians say they want the sanctions lifted first. so have yo hea anhing th suggests it's a sort of vicious cycle in that regard? >> this has also been a perennial challenge that synchronizing negotiations, who makes the first overture, but it's not within the realm of possibilities that the u.s. congress or president obama is going to remove sanctions before the negotiations start and i do see the two si
>> well, this obama administration between president obama, joe biden, secretary of ste john kerry, potential secretary of defense chuck hagel i would argue, is the most pro iran engagement u. nationa security cabinet since the 1979 revolution. this is an administration which desperately does want to do a deal with iran to diffuse the nuclear issue and to gradually reduce our footprint in the middle east. they certainly don't want to the go to war. and i'm not sure if ayatollah khamenei...
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. >> president obama delivered his fourth state of the union address tuesday. in attendance were senate and house members, six of the nine justices of the supreme court, the joint chiefs of staff, members of this cabinet and assorted dignitaries. over the course of one hour, the president unveiled proposals to boost the economy, help the middlal class, invest in the nation's aging infrastructure, create more high-tech manufacturing, a big emphasis, expand preschool education, up high school standards and make college more affordable >> nothing i'm proposing tonight should increase our deficit by a single dime. it is not a bigger government we need, but a smarter government that sets priorities and invests in broad-based growth. >> the president also appeals to congress to work together on climate change, immigration reform, and particularly on the phony issue of automatic government budget cuts known as sequestration. >> question. when former president clinton took the helm during an economic downturn, he said he had a quote laser-like focus on the economy. how
. >> president obama delivered his fourth state of the union address tuesday. in attendance were senate and house members, six of the nine justices of the supreme court, the joint chiefs of staff, members of this cabinet and assorted dignitaries. over the course of one hour, the president unveiled proposals to boost the economy, help the middlal class, invest in the nation's aging infrastructure, create more high-tech manufacturing, a big emphasis, expand preschool education, up high...
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obama cannot be trusted. >> the american people know the president gets more money, they're just going to spend it. the fact is that he's gotten his tax hikesment it's time to focus on the real problem here in washington and that is spending. >> ifill: boehner complained that the president is busy holding campaign rallies while senate democrats do nothing. in the last congress the republican-controlled house passed two alternatives. >> we should not have to move a third bill before the senate gets off their ass and begins to do something. >> ifill: senate majority leader harry reid shot back. >> i think he should understand who is sitting on their pose tear i don't remember. we're doing our here to pass something. and the reason he's not bringing up something over there is because he can't pass it. he can't get his caucus to agree on anything. >> ifill: but republican senator roy blunt of missouri said democrats have to face facts. >> the spending cuts are going to happen. and the option now for the president is, do you want to work for a different way for these same savings to be achi
obama cannot be trusted. >> the american people know the president gets more money, they're just going to spend it. the fact is that he's gotten his tax hikesment it's time to focus on the real problem here in washington and that is spending. >> ifill: boehner complained that the president is busy holding campaign rallies while senate democrats do nothing. in the last congress the republican-controlled house passed two alternatives. >> we should not have to move a third bill...
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. >> thursday was not a good day for chuck hagel, president obama's tourist to be his next defense secretary. his old friend and fellow vietnam veteran john mccain jump all over hagel for opposing the surge in iraq. >> were you correct or incorrect when you said the search would be the most dangerous foreign policy blunder in this country since vietnam? correct or incorrect? yes or no? are you going tonswer the queson, nator hage the question is, were you right or wrong? i would like to answer whether you were right or wrong. and you are fe to elaborate. >> i am not going to give you a yes or no answer -- >> let the record show that you refuse to answer the question. >> he finally gave the answer he wanted to give. >> i saw the suffering and consequences of a war. i did second think the srch. would this bwortthe crife? we lost almost 1200 dead americans during that period was it required, necessary? >> how much of that exchange was political, how much was personal, and how much was related to our defense policy, mark? >> 92, 11, 13. [laughter] a lot of it was personal. one could not watch th
. >> thursday was not a good day for chuck hagel, president obama's tourist to be his next defense secretary. his old friend and fellow vietnam veteran john mccain jump all over hagel for opposing the surge in iraq. >> were you correct or incorrect when you said the search would be the most dangerous foreign policy blunder in this country since vietnam? correct or incorrect? yes or no? are you going tonswer the queson, nator hage the question is, were you right or wrong? i would...
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president obama. nhk world explains. >> reporter: shinzo abe has vowed to get the economy growing again during his second shot at power. the prime minister told americans that he was back and so was japan. he and president barack obama issued a statement that signaled abe might be leaning towards joining the asians on the transpacific partnership. they said japanese officials would not have to abolish tariffs on rice or other agricultural products before beginning the talks. abe told obama he may increase defense spending. he said he's even considering allowing japan to exercise its right to collective self-defense, the right to defend an ally under attack. the official position of the japanese government is that collective self-defense is against the constitution. abe explained japan's position on the senkaku islands. japan purchased the islands in september. chinese ships have entered japanese waters around them repeatedly over the last several months. >> translator: president obama and i agree that
president obama. nhk world explains. >> reporter: shinzo abe has vowed to get the economy growing again during his second shot at power. the prime minister told americans that he was back and so was japan. he and president barack obama issued a statement that signaled abe might be leaning towards joining the asians on the transpacific partnership. they said japanese officials would not have to abolish tariffs on rice or other agricultural products before beginning the talks. abe told...
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. >> reporter: but that sense of mission drove a very public spat with president obama last fall over when iran's program had to be stopped before it became impervious to attack. netanyahu famously set the red- line for israel at the u.n. >> the red line should be drawn right here. >> reporter: mr. obama has pledged to prevent a nuclear- armed iran, but hasn't laid out a red linef his own. >> iran's leaders should understand that i do not have a policy of containment. i have a policy to prevent iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. >> the cooperation between our defense establishments is extraordinary. >> reporter: the u.s. and israel are working together with international sanctions against iran, close intelligence cooperation and what's thought to be a covert campaign of sabotage. but tehran continues enriching uranium, which it insists is for peaceful power generation only. and monday tehran said it had launched a monkey into space, showing off the kind of missile prowess that could be harnessed to deliver a nuclear warhead. >> the iranians are playing a cat and mouse game. >> repo
. >> reporter: but that sense of mission drove a very public spat with president obama last fall over when iran's program had to be stopped before it became impervious to attack. netanyahu famously set the red- line for israel at the u.n. >> the red line should be drawn right here. >> reporter: mr. obama has pledged to prevent a nuclear- armed iran, but hasn't laid out a red linef his own. >> iran's leaders should understand that i do not have a policy of containment. i...
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. >> brown: president obama has recently voiced support for upholding the voting rights act. he's said that if part of the law is struck down, it will be harder to prevent acts of voting discrimination. the case provoked some tough questioning at the court tay. and of course marcia coyle of the "national law journal" was there and is back with us tonight. so, marcia, tell us a little bit about the challenge from shelby county. why this particular county what's their argument? >> this case was teed up by an organization here in washington, d.c. known as the project for fair representation. the organization's goal is to eliminate racial and ethnic preferences. the head of the organization looks for clients to bring lawsuits targeting racial or ethnic preferences, it found shelby county, the organization also finds a lawyer, it found burt rhine, a well known, well respected lawyer here in washington, d.c. and it funds the litigation. shelby county agred to do it, challenged section 5, they went through the lower courts in may. a three-judge panel of the federal appellate court h
. >> brown: president obama has recently voiced support for upholding the voting rights act. he's said that if part of the law is struck down, it will be harder to prevent acts of voting discrimination. the case provoked some tough questioning at the court tay. and of course marcia coyle of the "national law journal" was there and is back with us tonight. so, marcia, tell us a little bit about the challenge from shelby county. why this particular county what's their argument?...
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economy helps president obama get elected in 2008. until now, he has still deliver on what many students have been waiting for. >> trying to find a job is not been easy. rejection after rejection. >> she is hoping his next speech will be different so that she and her fellow students can simply enjoy the same economic opportunities as the generation that came before them. al jazeera, richmond, virginia. >> we will get the weather forecast next. in a few minutes we will speak with members of west bank community who says the separation wall being built will split their lands in half. >> in russia, and u.s. beef and pork have been banned. another example of how relations between the two countries are cooling. -- february 24 on link tv. >> hello again. north korea has tested a nuclear bomb. experts believe the blast was twice as parcel as a previous test in 2009. signs of the underground detonation came when a man made earthquake was detected go- around an aside. u.s. steel logical serving as measured magnitude 4.9, considerably more power
economy helps president obama get elected in 2008. until now, he has still deliver on what many students have been waiting for. >> trying to find a job is not been easy. rejection after rejection. >> she is hoping his next speech will be different so that she and her fellow students can simply enjoy the same economic opportunities as the generation that came before them. al jazeera, richmond, virginia. >> we will get the weather forecast next. in a few minutes we will speak...
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barack obama's state of the union address sees a pledge to pull more troops from afghanistan but the targeted killing of terror suspects fails to graze his speech. north korea faces mall santa rosa the un security council strongly condemns the only and seven most powerful underground nuclear test to date. and as high earners and the banks have had a way europe's small business owners call their governments taxes suffocating as pressure mounts during tough financial times. international news and comment live from moscow this is aussie was me hello and welcome to the program. barack obama devoted his first state of the union address of his second term to trying to appease lawmakers and taxpayers with fresh promises to boost the economy and slash debt and deficit a further reduction of the occupation force in afghanistan and also announced with a social four thousand troops due to leave by next february but certain sticky issues were notably left out of the speech as archie is going there to check our report. although the president try to speak in most generic terms on foreign policy on
barack obama's state of the union address sees a pledge to pull more troops from afghanistan but the targeted killing of terror suspects fails to graze his speech. north korea faces mall santa rosa the un security council strongly condemns the only and seven most powerful underground nuclear test to date. and as high earners and the banks have had a way europe's small business owners call their governments taxes suffocating as pressure mounts during tough financial times. international news and...
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barack obama's state of the union address sees a pledge to pull thousands more troops from afghanistan about early next year but the targeted killing of terrorist suspects including americans without charge or trial fails to make because by his speech. north korea faces more sanctions as the u.n. security council strongly condemns the young young said and most powerful underground nuclear test today. is high earners on the bond and head away europe's small business owners call the government's taxes suffocating as the pressure mounts during tough financial times. news from russia and around the world this is see with me. hello and welcome to the program bronco bamma devoted his fast state of the union address of his second term to trying to appease lawmakers and talk spares with fresh promises to bruise the economy our debt and deficit reduction of the occupation force in afghanistan was also announced with thirty four thousand troops to use in the by next february but such a sticky issues were notably left out of the speech as our team is going there to check our calls. although the p
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this is not the obama administration, clinton administration. i think it is unfortunate because what the united states stands for is in line with what the arab revolution have been publicly espousing. i think that we have done, and i take responsibility with the government and congress and perhaps the private sector -- we have not done a good job reaching out in a public media way or culturally to explain ourselves. i am always encountering some many conspiracy theories that are made up stuff that the media promotes about the united states that is untrue. our response is nobody will believe it or we cannot contests it. i think we should be in there every single day. i made a point of reaching out to al jazeera. it was relentlessly negative about us. i said that is inaccurate and deeply unfair. their response was, your government never put anybody on al jazeera. i said that is going to change. you cannot expect a change unless you're not willing to get off the bench. that is our fault. we in our efforts to support democracy still are held account
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barack obama used the first state of the union address so of his second term to try and appease lawmakers and taxpayers making fresh promises to boost the economy and slash debt on the issue of foreign policy though the u.s. president did announce the thirty four thousand troops will be leaving afghanistan by next february and he said now we know it joins us here on the program to give us the latest on the american president's state of the union a mixed bag of issues certainly domestic take in the forefront of the speech some foreign policy issues though one of the highlights a lot of numbers a big announcement on afghanistan certainly top the address after over a decade of war troops are coming home in twenty fourteen as obama put it obama points out that there are two missions now one to prepare handing afghan forces to take over so that the country does not slip into chaos again the key word here again it almost seems as if it's now a stable place just today reports of ten civilians killed by a nato strike targeting taliban insurgents now while obama spent most of his speech talking ab
barack obama used the first state of the union address so of his second term to try and appease lawmakers and taxpayers making fresh promises to boost the economy and slash debt on the issue of foreign policy though the u.s. president did announce the thirty four thousand troops will be leaving afghanistan by next february and he said now we know it joins us here on the program to give us the latest on the american president's state of the union a mixed bag of issues certainly domestic take in...
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troops from afghanistan is one of the main pledges and barack obama's state of the union address though we take the time here at. the foreign policy area. to talk about. saddam's broken israeli media blitz a shroud of secrecy over the death of an alleged secret agent in custody despite the government working very hard to keep it all underground. and with some of the highest taxes in the world the wealthy take flight to protect their cash on small businesses which is saying it's taking too big a. pleasure to have you with us here today on live in moscow with your news from around the world. barack obama used the first state of the union address so of his second term to try and appease lawmakers on tax payers making fresh promises to boost the economy and slash debt on the issue of foreign policy though the u.s. president did announce that thirty four thousand troops will be leaving afghanistan by next february and he said now we know joins us here on the program to give us the latest on the american president's state of the union a mixed bag of issues certainly domestic take in the foref
troops from afghanistan is one of the main pledges and barack obama's state of the union address though we take the time here at. the foreign policy area. to talk about. saddam's broken israeli media blitz a shroud of secrecy over the death of an alleged secret agent in custody despite the government working very hard to keep it all underground. and with some of the highest taxes in the world the wealthy take flight to protect their cash on small businesses which is saying it's taking too big...
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big color takes center stage during barack obama's state of the union address about the targeted killing of terrorist suspects including americans without charge or trial fails to make the cut and paste the speech but he did pledge to pull out thirty four thousand troops from afghanistan and the next year. north korea faces more sanctions as the joint security council strongly condemns pyongyang certain most powerful underground nuclear test to date. and this is beyond their bags and head away europe's small business owners called their governments taxes suffocating as pressure mounts during tough financial times. for russia under around the world this is the was an e.u. less of a hello and welcome to the program barack obama devoted his first state of the union address of his second term to trying to appease lawmakers and taxpayers with fresh promises to bruise the economy and slash debt and deficit but certain policy issues which washington has been criticized for were notably left out of this speech to alter he's going to sure can. he certainly talked about the economy which according
big color takes center stage during barack obama's state of the union address about the targeted killing of terrorist suspects including americans without charge or trial fails to make the cut and paste the speech but he did pledge to pull out thirty four thousand troops from afghanistan and the next year. north korea faces more sanctions as the joint security council strongly condemns pyongyang certain most powerful underground nuclear test to date. and this is beyond their bags and head away...
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countries and natures to do list in afghanistan odd to you takes a look at the global issues president obama wasn't keen to talk about during his much anticipated state of the union address. and news of the pope is to be the first head of the catholic church to step down in six centuries cause shock across the world but hundreds says his health no longer in medicine to fulfill his duties. it's a one o'clock here in moscow whether you're watching from saw any way in the world it's good to have you with us it was the media that became a huge media star and the one event of that dominated the headlines at the end of this week shooting and flashing across the skies of central russia it's one of the only times images of such a size has been captured coming to earth the residents shot footage from every angle possible as it fell in the your roles the gesso from space also stole the spotlight from an even bigger ass strike that made a record a close approach to earth on friday you got a piece going up has been tracking the shooting star. it was like a scene from a movie but with one exception it wa
countries and natures to do list in afghanistan odd to you takes a look at the global issues president obama wasn't keen to talk about during his much anticipated state of the union address. and news of the pope is to be the first head of the catholic church to step down in six centuries cause shock across the world but hundreds says his health no longer in medicine to fulfill his duties. it's a one o'clock here in moscow whether you're watching from saw any way in the world it's good to have...